First off I would like to apologize for not having an update up sooner. I was in Lincoln, Nebraska for the Nebraska vs Virginia Tech football game all weekend long and wasn’t even able to watch the 49ers game. Yeah I know, tell me about it.
The niners defense had problems all game long with Saints quarterback Drew Brees as he passed for 363 yards and three touchdowns. To compare that with J.T. O’Sullivans 257 yards and one touchdown with two picks you can see where the Saints won. The niners defense just couldn’t stop the Saints passing attack.
Arnaz Battle led the 49ers receiving corps with seven catches for 120 yards. Issac Bruce caught O’Sullivans only touchdown pass as he hauled in five catches for 54 yards.
Frank Gore ran the ball 16 times for 82 yards but did not score a touchdown. As I have blogged before, if Gore can run for 100 yards and score a touchdown, more then likely the niners are going to get the victory. Lanes just aren’t opening up as much as they need to for Gore to break off any long runs.
Also the offense needs to get Vernon Davis involved more. He only had one catch in the game. Davis can spread the field for the niners but it seems like he only has one or two catches a game. If he is open, O’Sullivan always over throws him deep. That needs to be fixed ASAP.
As for the defense, Michael Lewis led the team with 11 solo tackles. Patrick Willis was right behind him with 9 tackles. Takeo Spikes intercepted one pass while Willis recovered a fumble for the defense.
Joe Nedney kicked three field goals with the longest being of 49 yards. You can really tell how bad the offense was against the Saints when you look and see that Nedney accounted for nine of those 17 points.
Things sure don’t get any better for the 49ers as they will take on the New England Patriots this Sunday. The game will be played at home, but I don’t think it will matter and the Pats will win by 14 points. What do you think about the outcome of the game?
